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- SILVIO BERLUSCONIformer Italian Prime Minister, insists he's an innocent bystander just hours before three people, including former associate Giampaolo Tarantini, go on trial accused of recruiting prostitutes for him

- Italian Prime Minister SILVIO BERLUSCONIin reported remarks to La Repubblica newspaper about the prospect of his stepping down in a few months time. The rumored deal came during talks over economic reforms demanded by the E.U.